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taliban into power. we did not intervene in the internal afghan affairs. united states, afghanistan, and pakistan, form the core group in which we can slowly to engage others. why is afghanistan being so difficult. one minute for me to play professional haqqani instead of ambassador haqqani. they adopted different factions of armed groups in afghanistan that had been created by -- to fight. the americans created a vacuum. some groups were adopted by the iran, the russians, the central asian states, some by our neighbor, india. you have groups with different regional actors and regional powers. any reconciliation in afghanistan has to be based on the concept that none of the regional powers will play a role in afghanistan in terms of trying to dictate the outcome of the reconciliation. what can pakistan do? pakistan is willing to facilitate in every way. we still have 2.5 million afghan refugees in pakistan. we have the ethnic overlap that -- overlap. there are's tunes in afghanistan and in pakistan -- af
taliban into power. we did not intervene in the internal afghan affairs. united states, afghanistan, and pakistan, form the core group in which we can slowly to engage others. why is afghanistan being so difficult. one minute for me to play professional haqqani instead of ambassador haqqani. they adopted different factions of armed groups in afghanistan that had been created by -- to fight. the americans created a vacuum. some groups were adopted by the iran, the russians, the central asian...
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not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the iraqi security forces, it was among my gravest concerns. i had a concern about building them, i had a concern about enabling them, integrating them with our forces, but there wasn't a day went by that i didn't worry about where the money was going because it's a very opaque culture in which we deal in iraq and afghanistan. now, what we've done, we've increased the number of contractors. we formed contract in demand. i'm speaking for the army but i know the other services are doing this as well. in the captain's career courses, they're taught contract oversight. i probably should have mentioned
not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the...
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are you aware of the statement by the taliban? >> i am, sir. is the president's announcement of this winstrol make your job -- if confirmed, i assure you will be -- harder, more difficult and challenging or easier? >> senator, that is a difficult question to answer. >> i'm sure it is. that's why i asked it. >> not been confirmed yet or being the commander, have no ability to access with great accuracy of this particular moment. as the chairman said, the announced decision was a bit more aggressive than we had anticipated that he supported the decision congenital petraeus supports the decision and is working now to begin the implementation of the decision and we anticipated the forces would be coming out and there's a lot that has to happen between now and the end of this year and the end of the purpose of the drawdown. >> i appreciate that and i appreciate your answer. >> i talked to probably 20 retired and active-duty military leaders since the president's announcement made to the challenges are enormous the question is whether we will still b
are you aware of the statement by the taliban? >> i am, sir. is the president's announcement of this winstrol make your job -- if confirmed, i assure you will be -- harder, more difficult and challenging or easier? >> senator, that is a difficult question to answer. >> i'm sure it is. that's why i asked it. >> not been confirmed yet or being the commander, have no ability to access with great accuracy of this particular moment. as the chairman said, the announced...
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of taliban movements. the approach for this province is to target, in a sense, the civilian populations. not with violence, but when they need intelligence -- you have to visit houses. you have to march out to where they are concentrated, to start knocking on doors, demanding to be let in. they will break the door down. but you knock on the door, trying to be as friendly as possible. you start asking hard questions to the people inside, who has been here, what is in that box over there, show me around. and unlocked the door. >> >> there is someone in there. >> take it easy. >> who is the village elder? [speaking foreign language] >> i will look him up and talk to him about this. >> he was on the patrol -- >> a lot of the places like this are an endless, endless process of searching scores of identical kalats. you knock on the door and go in. a lot of locked boxes. find out what's inside, if they won't tell you. in 99% of cases, nobody will say anything. you can't find any evidence. nato knows it happens. t
of taliban movements. the approach for this province is to target, in a sense, the civilian populations. not with violence, but when they need intelligence -- you have to visit houses. you have to march out to where they are concentrated, to start knocking on doors, demanding to be let in. they will break the door down. but you knock on the door, trying to be as friendly as possible. you start asking hard questions to the people inside, who has been here, what is in that box over there, show me...
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measure the accomplishments, the accomplishments of the 9/11 generation are extraordinary toppling the taliban pershing al qaeda training afghan forces and under the president pressure killing osama bin laden. meanwhile iraq the troops have battled brittle insurgency country to the iraqi forces, given the iraqi people an opportunity for a better future. it's now in their hands. and while it is not always -- not always makes the headlines every day, every single day our forces are serving with distinction and in far-flung corners of the world from western europe to east asia south america, north africa chia strength relentless adversaries the troops have proven themselves, proven to be innovators led by men like admiral mullen who i've always respected but worked with him every day grown to respect him more and more and more for what he has done a. if they pioneered tactics to mastered new languages, developed in the advanced new technologies. junior officers have taken on responsibilities once reserved for colonels and generals and the responsibilities or extension for beyond the battlefield t
measure the accomplishments, the accomplishments of the 9/11 generation are extraordinary toppling the taliban pershing al qaeda training afghan forces and under the president pressure killing osama bin laden. meanwhile iraq the troops have battled brittle insurgency country to the iraqi forces, given the iraqi people an opportunity for a better future. it's now in their hands. and while it is not always -- not always makes the headlines every day, every single day our forces are serving with...
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prison imprisoned female pakistani scientists the taliban provided no proof but say the hostages are in good health the swiss couple was seized while on holiday in a southern province on the first of july. the first funerals for victims of norway's former attacks have been held in oslo a week after the tragedy after a memorial service in the capital crowds gathered leaving a massive floral tribute to the seventy seven who died meantime the man has confessed to both the massacre and bombing is being questioned for a second time by police. and protesters in kosovo's north of blocking a convoy of nato vehicles from reaching their base hundreds of barricaded the road in response to the alliance taking control of two border crossing possible. thursday nato moved in after course of and security forces sent special police to the checkpoints in the serb dominated area the serbs they don't recognize the cost of government all the regions independence declaration three years ago. but another one of our top stories europe's economic bailout burden is affecting not only the richest but also the
prison imprisoned female pakistani scientists the taliban provided no proof but say the hostages are in good health the swiss couple was seized while on holiday in a southern province on the first of july. the first funerals for victims of norway's former attacks have been held in oslo a week after the tragedy after a memorial service in the capital crowds gathered leaving a massive floral tribute to the seventy seven who died meantime the man has confessed to both the massacre and bombing is...
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are you aware of the statement by the taliban? >> i am, sir. is the president's announcement of this winstrol make your job -- if confirmed, i assure you will be -- harder, more difficult and challenging or easier? >> senator, thats a difficult question to answer. >> i'm sure it is. at's why i asked it. >> not been confirmed yet or being the commander, have no ability to access with great accuracy of this particular moment. as the chairman said, the announced decision was a bit more aggressive than we had anticipated that he supported the decision congenital petraeus supports the decision and is working now to begin the implementation of the decision and we anticipated the forces would be coming out and there's a lot that h to happen between now and the end of this year and the end of the purpose of the drawdown. >> i appreciate that and i appreciate your answer. >> i talked to probably 20 retired and active-duty military leaders since the president's announcement made to the challenges are enormous the question is whether we will still be able
are you aware of the statement by the taliban? >> i am, sir. is the president's announcement of this winstrol make your job -- if confirmed, i assure you will be -- harder, more difficult and challenging or easier? >> senator, thats a difficult question to answer. >> i'm sure it is. at's why i asked it. >> not been confirmed yet or being the commander, have no ability to access with great accuracy of this particular moment. as the chairman said, the announced decision...
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more top stories tonight the pakistani taliban claims that they are holding two swiss tourists it is now a bit earlier this month the militants say they will release them if the u.s. frees imprisoned female pakistani scientist the taliban provided no proof but they say the hostages are in good health this was couple was seized while on holiday in the southern province of the first of july. the first funerals for the victims of norway's gun and bomb attacks have been held and also a week after the tragedy after a memorial service in the capital crowds gathered leaving a massive floral tribute to the seventy six of die in while the man who's confessed to both the massacre and bombing is being questioned for a second time by police. believe pictures this is the also the power of a massive landslide just want everything in its path in south korea is the result of heavy shelling renshaw rain and floods are sweeping the country right now leaving fifty three dead so many. landslides also thought from sent parts of north korea landmines to washington. but it's one of our top stories this hou
more top stories tonight the pakistani taliban claims that they are holding two swiss tourists it is now a bit earlier this month the militants say they will release them if the u.s. frees imprisoned female pakistani scientist the taliban provided no proof but they say the hostages are in good health this was couple was seized while on holiday in the southern province of the first of july. the first funerals for the victims of norway's gun and bomb attacks have been held and also a week after...
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toppling the taliban, pushing al qaeda from afghanistan, safe havens, training afghan forces, putting al qaeda under unprecedented pressure and killing osama bin laden. meanwhile in iraq, the troops have battled, trained the forces, given the iraqi people have been opportunity for a better future. it's now in their hands. while it's not always -- it's not always makingings the headlines, every day. every single day our forces are serving with distinction in far formed corners. from west europe, south america, north africa, faced with reless -- relentless adversaries, they have proven to be not only innovators but people like admiral mullen. as they have grown, i have grown to respect him more and more. pioneered tactics, masters languages, deployed new technologies. they have taken on responsibilities once reserved only for colonels and generals. the responsibilities have extended far beyond the battlefield, politics, economics, development task. we were talking about -- i was talking with my good buddy about it i think just two days ago. it's astounding. it's astounding what you guys
toppling the taliban, pushing al qaeda from afghanistan, safe havens, training afghan forces, putting al qaeda under unprecedented pressure and killing osama bin laden. meanwhile in iraq, the troops have battled, trained the forces, given the iraqi people have been opportunity for a better future. it's now in their hands. while it's not always -- it's not always makingings the headlines, every day. every single day our forces are serving with distinction in far formed corners. from west europe,...
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the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels is worth your. examples are strewn through the near decade war familiar aftermath we had anybody pegged down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the blast we're starting this drawdown from a position of strength about u.s. plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of the military might that's not that different mark democracy never come by a clinician democracy never come by militant ration democracy never come by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by must occur by pumping our wedding parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia p
the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels is worth your. examples are strewn through the near decade war familiar aftermath we had anybody pegged down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the blast we're starting this drawdown from a position of strength about u.s. plans to begin...
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the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible many people are saying and what i heard in talking to people in kandahar this morning is that it could very easily be a power struggle there could be other clans other tribes that are jealous of karzai is increasing power throughout the region and may have wanted to do him in don't forget he's also been on the payroll it is alleged the cia very close to many drug dealers and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they kill the person who had all the information it's going to take time before we find out who's responsible but in the short term we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country. and now of course there's a power vacuum is there a likely successor. t
the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible many people are saying and what i heard in talking to people in kandahar this morning is that it could very easily be a power struggle there could be other clans other tribes that are jealous of karzai is increasing power throughout the region and may have wanted to do him in don't forget he's also been on the payroll it is alleged the cia very close to many drug dealers and i've also heard and...
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and the taliban is insistent that u.s. and nato must leave afghanistan in iraq if we look at the iraqi members of parliament who were supposed to formally request that the u.s. forces remain there that has not happened so being one. war machine in the united states is is being halted because of its failure i'm afraid we're out of time good to hear your thoughts on the program cynthia mckinney former u.s. congresswoman presidential candidate on the line from new york. one of the new stories the lingering debt crisis in america is making china see red america's biggest lenders blasted the u.s. will make in saying that their big danger is the irresponsible investment analyst peter schiff says beijing could grow tired of washington playing its internal game of chicken and dump the dollar as its main reserve currency we can't afford bad relations with china beijing holds the cards you know we're dancing to the tune that they play the real problem for china is that there's no way that america can pay back the money that the chin
and the taliban is insistent that u.s. and nato must leave afghanistan in iraq if we look at the iraqi members of parliament who were supposed to formally request that the u.s. forces remain there that has not happened so being one. war machine in the united states is is being halted because of its failure i'm afraid we're out of time good to hear your thoughts on the program cynthia mckinney former u.s. congresswoman presidential candidate on the line from new york. one of the new stories the...
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not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the iraqi security forces, it was among my gravest concerns. i had a concern about building them, i had a concern about enabling them, integrating them with our forces, but there wasn't a day went by that i didn't worry about where the money was going because it's a very opaque culture in which we deal in iraq and afghanistan. now, what we've done, we've increased the number of contractors. we formed contract in demand. i'm speaking for the army but i know the other services are doing this as well. in the captain's career courses, they're taught contract oversight. i probably should have mentioned
not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the...
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they are thinking about bombs, ieds, rpgs, the taliban and the insurgency. now they are thinking about their paychecks, as well. will they be paid? will their families be provided for? many of these service members that come, the men and women come because they get an increase in pay if they go to a war zone. they were hoping for that money to go to their families. they wonder if their families are going to receive that money. >> atia, thank you very much. the reaction to the debt ceiling debates happening right here in the united states as well as the budget. thank you. before i let you go, actually, i've been told we have more time. i want to focus also on what those ripple effects are. when they have concerns about whether their checks will arrive, is that being talked about in terms of how that will affect their ability to fight? >> the men and women here know what they are doing here. they know they have a job and they are going to complete that job. many are here on six months, a year long rotations. they know they have a mission when they come to afgh
they are thinking about bombs, ieds, rpgs, the taliban and the insurgency. now they are thinking about their paychecks, as well. will they be paid? will their families be provided for? many of these service members that come, the men and women come because they get an increase in pay if they go to a war zone. they were hoping for that money to go to their families. they wonder if their families are going to receive that money. >> atia, thank you very much. the reaction to the debt ceiling...
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have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard in others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. and i was generous jere van dyke commenting on the killing of the afghan president's half brother. and he ran out of nato airstrikes rattled the suburbs of the libyan capital tripoli as colonel gadhafi fell never to leave his country in the face of assaults by the alliance and the rebels this comes after the opposition became the legitimate authority in the country in the eyes of more nations the u.s. and more than thirty other states recognize them at a diplomatic meeting on friday saying they would deal with them until an interim government is in place recognition by contact group on libya also gives the rebels ac
have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard in others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. and i was generous...
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have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a different reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed a person who had all the information. that was journalist gerry van dyke commenting on the killing of the afghan president's half brother. the new nato airstrikes have hit the suburbs of the libyan libyan capital tripoli as colonel gadhafi val's he'll never leave his country this comes after his opponents have been recognized as the legitimate governing authority by over thirty nations led by the u.s. they said they would do deal with the rebel transitional national council until an interim government is in place new measures to give the insurgents access to cut off these assets including the billions of dollars which have been frozen in american bank
have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a different reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed a person who had all the information. that was...
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the taliban, the afghan taliban who are fighting or forces in the field -- our forces in the field will oftentimes have sanctuary in pakistan. we are trying to stand up our pakistani military that is not simply exclusively engaged or is exclusively focused on a conventional war with india, but is able to launch counterinsurgency operations particularly in the federally administered tribal areas. i think this funding is critical so long as we have troops in the field in afghanistan, that we seek to maintain or certainly increase the capability of the pakistani military and counterinsurgency operations. with that, mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to this amendment and would urge my colleagues to vote against it. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not -- the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: i request the yeas and nays. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. pursuant to clause 6
the taliban, the afghan taliban who are fighting or forces in the field -- our forces in the field will oftentimes have sanctuary in pakistan. we are trying to stand up our pakistani military that is not simply exclusively engaged or is exclusively focused on a conventional war with india, but is able to launch counterinsurgency operations particularly in the federally administered tribal areas. i think this funding is critical so long as we have troops in the field in afghanistan, that we seek...
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he was the first afghan leader to begin talking with the taliban about ceasefires and their entry in the government. in other words, he was a practical deal maker. now, he was famous in the west or notorious for the corruption that surrounded him. but corruption surrounded all of the billions of dollars in american and western military aid and spending being brought into afghanistan. everyone in afghanistan was corrupt. amid karzai was an ally and effective deal maker. a journalist recalls he was a wheeler dealer in the classic afghan mode. but if tefs a rogue, he was a loveable rogue who charmed you, one way of doing political business in afghanistan. karzai's death reminds us it is the kind of political business he excelled at that we need urgently. that is what will ultimately bring stability to afghanistan, whether the united states has a hundred thousand troops or 50,000, whether it withdraws as a slow or rapid pace. at some point the afghan government will have to make deals with those who wooeled power on the ground. it likely will never work in a country with afghanistan's ge
he was the first afghan leader to begin talking with the taliban about ceasefires and their entry in the government. in other words, he was a practical deal maker. now, he was famous in the west or notorious for the corruption that surrounded him. but corruption surrounded all of the billions of dollars in american and western military aid and spending being brought into afghanistan. everyone in afghanistan was corrupt. amid karzai was an ally and effective deal maker. a journalist recalls he...
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having ask you forces in the lead puts the lie to the taliban propaganda that international forces are there to occupy afghanistan. the afghans taken over their own security is the key to the strategy to success in afghanistan. admiral sandee winnefeld serves as commander of the north american aerospace defense command, norad was candidate. the capacities have been responsible for defense and homeland. military support to civil authorities to domestic emergencies as well as aerospace warning and control for north america. in its current capacity, he is the combatant commander responsible for the operation from the gmd mission. if confirmed as space chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, he would have a number of key roles and responsibilities related to missile defense. we will be interested to hear admiral winnefeld views on whether we should demonstrate correction of the two recent gm flight test failures before resending production or delivery of the kill vehicle for the gmd interceptors. the joint chairman of the chief of staff has a wide range of response abilities come including
having ask you forces in the lead puts the lie to the taliban propaganda that international forces are there to occupy afghanistan. the afghans taken over their own security is the key to the strategy to success in afghanistan. admiral sandee winnefeld serves as commander of the north american aerospace defense command, norad was candidate. the capacities have been responsible for defense and homeland. military support to civil authorities to domestic emergencies as well as aerospace warning...
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a senior advisor to the afghan president has been assassinated by the taliban in the capital kabul one of the country's lawmakers was also killed in the attack the deaths come less than a week after how many karzai is have brother who ran south of the country was gunned down the taliban is stepping up its assault on afghan officials and smale combat troops began their withdrawal from the war zone but who has intervention expert stephen lyman says washington will want to close its grip on afghanistan because waging war is look. if i'm. president a little mystery with a small security detail not a practical marine division nic i see him he would last five minutes the resistance you know ghana's want to liberate the country so take any opportunity they care to get anything if any level in any time not only other one hundred thousand u.s. troops oh thirty or forty thousand other troops there are well over one hundred thousand private security contractors. discussed in the major media so combat forces may come out of private security forces may go when you take their place america wages war
a senior advisor to the afghan president has been assassinated by the taliban in the capital kabul one of the country's lawmakers was also killed in the attack the deaths come less than a week after how many karzai is have brother who ran south of the country was gunned down the taliban is stepping up its assault on afghan officials and smale combat troops began their withdrawal from the war zone but who has intervention expert stephen lyman says washington will want to close its grip on...
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the taliban take out another target on their nato collaborators list as foreign troops began as drawing while leaving a questionable local force in charge. one thousand out while another is veiled the murder misconduct sees britain's most senior policeman quit x. news international treaty for back to bergson is arrested. a cosmic campaign ian for the hubble telescope as russia's own eye in the sky gets ready to seek out the secrets of our universe. this is our coming to live from moscow with josh a senior advisor to the afghan president has been assassinated by the taliban in the capital kabul one of the country's lawmakers was also killed in the attack the das come less than a week after hama karzai is have brother who ran the south of the country was gunned down the taliban is stepping up its assault on afghan officials as nato combat troops begin their was drawl from the war zone but u.s. intervention expert stephen leatherman says washington will want to keep its grip on of ghana stan because waging war is a lucrative. if i'm not. the president i don't history with a small security
the taliban take out another target on their nato collaborators list as foreign troops began as drawing while leaving a questionable local force in charge. one thousand out while another is veiled the murder misconduct sees britain's most senior policeman quit x. news international treaty for back to bergson is arrested. a cosmic campaign ian for the hubble telescope as russia's own eye in the sky gets ready to seek out the secrets of our universe. this is our coming to live from moscow with...
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line from moscow a senior advisor to the afghan president has been assassinated by the taliban in the capital kabul one of the country's lawmakers was also killed in the attack well the tests come less than a week one hundred cars lies hoff problem he ran in the south of the country has gone down the taliban is stepping up its assault on afghan officials as they say calm but she'd begin their withdrawal from the will say but u.s. intervention expert stephen lyman says washington will want to keep its grip on a countless sound because waging war supersets. if. a president came out on the street with a small security detail be practical a marine division again i see him he would last five minutes the resistance and it would get us there and want to liberate the country so take any opportunity they care to in time did anything in any level in return not only under a hundred thousand u.s. troops but thirty or forty thousand other troops here or well over a hundred thousand private security contractors you never hear is discussed in a major media so congress forces may come out private sec
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he had an important role in fighting against the taliban. militants insurgents in. afghanistan but at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption in drag trafficking and everything because of this many believe that. here. now american well seek for the. another person to replace him so you know allegations here are the half brother of the afghan president. linked to the cia on the cia payroll and yet one of the biggest drug kingpins in afghanistan certainly some murky stories in the shadows there are some murky connections now the u.s. is preparing to withdraw its troops from afghanistan claiming they are leaving a stable country behind bearing in mind that assassination is like this one what's happened to the president's half brother still taking place what's going to happen when the soldiers and the. i think in general. will not have a. negative effect on. american. strategy and. american struggle against the taliban and al qaeda but of course they will face some problem. because the last one off the important important. man in this area at the sa
he had an important role in fighting against the taliban. militants insurgents in. afghanistan but at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption in drag trafficking and everything because of this many believe that. here. now american well seek for the. another person to replace him so you know allegations here are the half brother of the afghan president. linked to the cia on the cia payroll and yet one of the biggest drug kingpins in afghanistan certainly some murky stories...
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change anything political the ground as we've so clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him . from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya either we should have gone in it all. we should have done something like this which of course is not the nature of coalition fighting. the states has moved a step closer toward popping on its debts the latest round of top stories the country's debt ceiling collapsed when a republican opposition leader stormed out of negotiations with president obama the government has allowed more borrowing on top of. existing limit of fourteen point three trillion dollars if a decision isn't made by august second the u.s. will be unable to pay its bills and a half to default archies new york resident laurie harshness took
change anything political the ground as we've so clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him . from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya...
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it was taliban territory it from day one that the u.s. came into -- >> why didn't you do the same thing on this road? >> our experience working on roads in the area indicated that it was not like -- >> once you figured out it was, why didn't you go back to the drawing board and do what you had done in the previous incident? >> senator, i think that is a great question, and my understanding with this hearing is getting to the lessons learned. going back to my opening statement, where i said we cannot just look at the metric of scope schedule budget, there comes a time when we probably should have stepped back and said, we have to change the scope, because we need to get the road and, but maybe there's a different way of getting it done. what ended up happening is we all went into a reactive mode. we had the security situation and had to increase the security of footprint to prevent that particular situation from happening again. from the lessons learned, we had to recognize how the security environment can change relatively quickly in the
it was taliban territory it from day one that the u.s. came into -- >> why didn't you do the same thing on this road? >> our experience working on roads in the area indicated that it was not like -- >> once you figured out it was, why didn't you go back to the drawing board and do what you had done in the previous incident? >> senator, i think that is a great question, and my understanding with this hearing is getting to the lessons learned. going back to my opening...
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assassinated in his own home initial reports suggest he was shot dead by one of his own bodyguards and the taliban is claiming responsibility. the kandahar provincial council as one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country he was a controversial figure accused by critics of in bodying the corruption cronyism and criminal activity that shrouds the current afghan regime. the hacking scandal surrounding the world's most to read the english language newspaper has taken a new twist amid reports of police complicity senior law enforcement officers are being questioned over allegedly obstructing an investigation into the conduct of the news of the world over and by rupert murdoch the weekly was closed down over accusations of hacking the phones of politicians murder victims and the families of dead soldiers it comes amid emerging revelations that two other newspapers also parts of murdoch's media empire were engaged in. a protestant turn to violence in belfast northern ireland the rest began at the start of the annual twelfth of july celebrations of protestants and catholics clashed w
assassinated in his own home initial reports suggest he was shot dead by one of his own bodyguards and the taliban is claiming responsibility. the kandahar provincial council as one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country he was a controversial figure accused by critics of in bodying the corruption cronyism and criminal activity that shrouds the current afghan regime. the hacking scandal surrounding the world's most to read the english language newspaper has taken a new...
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well the taliban is claiming responsibility. because i had a provincial council and it was one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country he was a controversial figure used by critics of corruption cronyism and criminal activity to shroud the current afghan regime. what he's killing me for the country when i joined my first journalist. from kabul thank you for joining us now if it's true the taliban were behind the killing why do you think they would target him specifically. was one of the top political figure not only in the south of the country but it was a political figure all over the country. he was one of the. over there in south of afghanistan he was. doing a lot of. things. activities over there and also he was. making and making you know. have some political clout and also political problems. when he. was. this period. out of the country and he. tribal leader and. i think the taliban targeted him he mentions a tribal leader there but he's also been accused of being involved in a number of corruption sc
well the taliban is claiming responsibility. because i had a provincial council and it was one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country he was a controversial figure used by critics of corruption cronyism and criminal activity to shroud the current afghan regime. what he's killing me for the country when i joined my first journalist. from kabul thank you for joining us now if it's true the taliban were behind the killing why do you think they would target him specifically....
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the taliban as sounds today more high ranking officials in afghanistan is a naysayer begins to hand they control of the country's provinces so local pulls this facing huge question long say there have been this. is the crisis in rupert murdoch's in the media empire spreads to the british police with the resignation of the country's most senior officer. and security forces prevent i major terrorist attack am moscow by a group of people from the north caucuses. a very warm welcome to you this is a lie from the taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the afghan president's senior adviser in the capital kabul along with one of the country's m.p.'s and local security forces say they've already killed the militants who carried out the attack well the murders come at less than a week the hum of hoff brought the who around the south of the country it was. the taliban stepping up its assault on a afghan officials and they take on about chimps begin to withdrawal and sunday the alliance candidate for control the first of seven designated areas to local forces . but u.s. radio h
the taliban as sounds today more high ranking officials in afghanistan is a naysayer begins to hand they control of the country's provinces so local pulls this facing huge question long say there have been this. is the crisis in rupert murdoch's in the media empire spreads to the british police with the resignation of the country's most senior officer. and security forces prevent i major terrorist attack am moscow by a group of people from the north caucuses. a very warm welcome to you this is...
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killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion as state officials say there were no paid taliban. and a crumbling empire the owner of a british tabloid accused of hacking into tones of murder victims expected in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print. four pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the georgian government says high profile photographers arrested this week were linked to russian special services and passed on secret information to them if three men have now been charged with spying after being arrested thursday for more we go live to our correspondent peter all over following the story. peter so tell us more about the accusations that are made against these photos well they were just full of people arrested on thursday pull up photo journalists one of them has now been released without charge now it turns out she's life full of one of the three photojournalists that of being held in custody now of those three would slow the european press agency one is a personal photographer for president. saakashvili
killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion as state officials say there were no paid taliban. and a crumbling empire the owner of a british tabloid accused of hacking into tones of murder victims expected in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print. four pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the georgian government says high profile photographers arrested this week were linked to russian special services and passed...
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in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this for the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies kamelot admit defeat in the second country after what happened in iraq with others why they're there they in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in. in order to save their own faces they are there to protect their interests they're not there to protect the ordinary afghans and we've seen this again this week that was lindsey german from the stop the war coalition now syria's government has approved a law to allow the formation of political parties other than president assad's ruling baath party opposition movements were bad when it came to power in one thousand nine hundred sixty three now it's part of a series of reforms promised by assad to try and quell months of protests against his regime a political theorist spectrum and barbara says this change in the legislature is nothing more than a charade. it is not anything but a formal
in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this for the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies kamelot admit defeat in the second country after what happened in iraq with others why they're there they in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in. in order to save their own faces they are there to protect their interests they're not...
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i think it is now being impress upon the various elements of the taliban and others. but of course in the conflict of building, helping, developing projects going on designed to do one big strategic thing wherever you look in the middle east and that is to shore up the strength and responsiveness of the state's wherever we look whether it's iraq or afghanistan to prevent pakistan from continuing to fail, the idea of the two-stage solution for israel and palestine or all within the concept of the system and if we don't have strong response things are going in the wrong direction. >> host: what i see on the ground and a travel to afghanistan is to be honest with all the power of the u.s. military you have an incredibly confident will lead military. in the and that's not enough to substitute for the government's of the afghan states and institutions provide and and pushing we just never quite get there. it's hard to find anybody -- >> guest: that's true, too. this brings us back to something like democratization and the culture in their view is going to be something wher
i think it is now being impress upon the various elements of the taliban and others. but of course in the conflict of building, helping, developing projects going on designed to do one big strategic thing wherever you look in the middle east and that is to shore up the strength and responsiveness of the state's wherever we look whether it's iraq or afghanistan to prevent pakistan from continuing to fail, the idea of the two-stage solution for israel and palestine or all within the concept of...
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very well their final goal is to establish an islamic state like iran or sudan or ultimately like the taliban. we need to have a change in direction in washington and brussebru brus brussels. >> we can create secular, christians in egypt and moderate and secular. >> that is the hope and prayer of egyptian christians and secularists. a political movement and pressure from the west to keep democratic revolution moving forward. gary lane cab can be news, cairo, egypt. >> visit us at cwnews.org. we'll be back right after this. >> it is a sad fact hundreds of unwanted babies abandoned on the streetsover seoul, south korea and many don't survive. >> to set up a way for unwanted babies, news partners, cgnt v in seoul. >> on this street in seoul korea, a sign says place to leave babies. this is a baby box. a thick towel covers the bottom and lights and heating keep a baby comfortable. a bell rings when somebody puts a baby in the box and a helper comes to move a baby inside. this past year, 6 infants or small children rescued here. fiscally or mentally handicapped or from unmarried mothers. >> this n
very well their final goal is to establish an islamic state like iran or sudan or ultimately like the taliban. we need to have a change in direction in washington and brussebru brus brussels. >> we can create secular, christians in egypt and moderate and secular. >> that is the hope and prayer of egyptian christians and secularists. a political movement and pressure from the west to keep democratic revolution moving forward. gary lane cab can be news, cairo, egypt. >> visit us...
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the taliban will control that. so i don't -- you know, i think that's just another signal of our defeat in afghanistan. as far as the brotherhood goes, you know, we can talk to them all we want, but mrs. clinton laid out very clearly what she wanted from them in terms of their behavior politically and socially. and none of that is going to happen. they are also not going to forget that for 40 years or more we supported mubarak who spent most of his time carving up, persecuting, imprisoning and torturing the muslim brotherhood. so we have a long way to go before we get much traction with any of these groups but ignoring them is not the answer. >> so both of you are saying pragmatism rather than an absolute rule needs to govern. that we have no choice but to talk to the muslim brotherhood, who are participating in a democratic process. and in fact you've said the taliban similarly we don't have a whole lot of choice there either. so what has happened to the grand principle that terrorists are to be should knowed, iso
the taliban will control that. so i don't -- you know, i think that's just another signal of our defeat in afghanistan. as far as the brotherhood goes, you know, we can talk to them all we want, but mrs. clinton laid out very clearly what she wanted from them in terms of their behavior politically and socially. and none of that is going to happen. they are also not going to forget that for 40 years or more we supported mubarak who spent most of his time carving up, persecuting, imprisoning and...
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toppling the taliban. training afghan forces. putting al qaeda under unprecedented pressure, killing osama bin laden. our troops have battled a brutal insurgency, given the iraqi people an opportunity for a better future. it is in their hands. although it does not always make the headlines, every day our forces are serving with distinction in far-flung corners of the world, from western europe to east asia, faced with relentless adversaries. our troops have proven themselves, proven to be a generation of not only warriors but innovators, led by men like admiral mullen, who i have always respected. as i have worked with him every day, i have grown to respect him even more for what he has done. the master new languages, develop and employ advanced new technologies. they have taken on responsibilities once reserved for colonels and generals. the responsibility has extended beyond the battlefield. i was talking with my good buddy two days ago. it is astounding what you guys have trained these young men and women to do. they not only
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the early eighty's and we all know the history of those decisions the civil war and the rise of the taliban sanctuary. and nine eleven and actually these statements just echo the same sentiments that previously expressed as an by the u.s. commander you. general petraeus and u.s. secretary of defense robert gates regarding the precipitous u.s. political and military withdrawal of after this sort of forces withdraw from afghanistan the real the wrong way for the united states was eat and turns into pakistan and afghanistan as a proxy anti-semitic jihad in the late seventy's this is the main political military and security blunder that the united states has committed in this region the united states is doomed to deal we have been blowback of its own policy back in late seventy's in pakistan and afghanistan. now russian the pilots taking to the skies in small airplanes of them being grounded by an unimaginable amount of paperwork but it was simply adopted low has dropped some of the here in the runway for more frequent flights however many obstacles remain before it's the golden age for us as s
the early eighty's and we all know the history of those decisions the civil war and the rise of the taliban sanctuary. and nine eleven and actually these statements just echo the same sentiments that previously expressed as an by the u.s. commander you. general petraeus and u.s. secretary of defense robert gates regarding the precipitous u.s. political and military withdrawal of after this sort of forces withdraw from afghanistan the real the wrong way for the united states was eat and turns...
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>> taliban pou >> he came under fire from his allies -- taliban. >> he came under fire from his allies, too. there are reports that you support the taliban. >> that is in the past. >> never he did, -- whatever he did, ahmad wali was the point man for the allied forces. >> for more on the power vacuum the assassination leaves, i am joined by david ignatius. thank you for joining us. with ahmad wali karzai gone, who will fill his shoes? >> we do not know yet. the key strong man in this area of kandahar has been ahmad wali karzai. he said that wali karzai, who has been such a problem for the u.s. and coalition -- a corrupt or lower, -- corrup warlord -t d -- with him gone, they will look for somebody else, but it is not likely they can fill the role quickly. >> why did he say they worked too closely -- he worked to closely with the taliban? >> we do not know that the taliban did this. it is entirely possible there is some feud we do not know about. there is an assassin -- the assassin was an elder from a village. it could be a very complicated dispute. one factor in the current relative s
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have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle but i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that isn't a pattern here ellison author gerry van dyke there. was often accused of links with the taliban in afghanistan illegal drugs straight out of russia's federal drug control surface even off says a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country aren't helping or watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interview that's longer the world war two. the situation in afghanistan doesn't improve it's become even worse and even senior officials like general petraeus for example going to treat o
have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle but i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that isn't a...
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the taliban's biggest achievement in tanveer is stats what the group called the assassination of the have brother of the afghan president karzai head of the province a volatile region on the border with pakistan. jere van dyke who back in two thousand and eight was held by the taliban for forty five days says the killing leaves washington with no one to rely on when it comes to securing the region. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops pulling out and with the u.s. trying to you know focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to
the taliban's biggest achievement in tanveer is stats what the group called the assassination of the have brother of the afghan president karzai head of the province a volatile region on the border with pakistan. jere van dyke who back in two thousand and eight was held by the taliban for forty five days says the killing leaves washington with no one to rely on when it comes to securing the region. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most...